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Savvy summer sellers drive best July for sales agreed since 2020   The average price of property coming to the market for sale drops by a seasonal 1.3% (-£4,969) this month to £368,740. August’s price drop is in line with the ten-year average following the bigger than usual falls in June & July   Savvy summer sellers are pricing realistically to attract holiday-distracted buyers. Lower asking prices and good buyer choice are continuing to boost sales activity, resulting in the best July for sales agreed since 2020’s active post-lockdown market: The number of sales being agreed is now 8% ahead

There is a growing chorus that says, cut rates and the market will roar back to life like it was in 2020/21.   Tempting, but history, and the data, suggest otherwise.   On 7 August 2025 the Bank of England cut Bank Rate to 4.00%, the fifth reduction this year, down from the 5.25% peak in 2023. Lenders have nudged fixed rates lower, and for the first time since 2022 the average 2 year fix has dipped below the 5 year, reflecting bets on further cuts. Helpful for sentiment, yes, but it is not a silver bullet.   The real

    ‘THE SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE IS EXPERIENCE’   What has modelling, Metropolitan Police Service and fashion retail got in common with selling a house?   The answer is they all helped me fine tune my skills as an estate agent.   My first experience of buying a property was when I bought my first property in Kew, Richmond. Thankfully it was with a very experienced estate agent friend. Little did I know where this would lead?   Since January 2000 I have been learning and assisting clients in a multitude of scenarios amounting to millions of pounds worth of

“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”  – E. E. Cummings     Seeing my boys reach adolescence has brought me a whole new appreciation and understanding. Their generation is experiencing a completely different world from when I was their age, and I feel compelled to support, protect, encourage and enable them wherever I can.   Parenting is the hardest but most important and most rewarding role. Any parent will tell you that.   But seeing them step into adolescence has brought a fresh set of lessons to learn – for them and for me.   Understanding